March 12th, Mostar town, Bijeli Brijeg Stadium.
After the winter break, the enthusiasm of the town residents watching the game is still very high.
Mostar Zrinjski's outstanding performance makes the townspeople feel proud, and based on the team's excellent performance, the town's appearance rate in the entire Bosnian and Herzegovinian media is also very high. From time to time, many media outlets come to interview, which greatly improves the town's popularity and also facilitates their publicity.
Under such circumstances, their love for the team is even greater.
Today is an important day, as they will face the second-ranked team in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina at home.
The powerful Sarajevo Football Club.
In the 22nd round of the league, they easily defeated Velež and completed the second cycle of the league.
At the beginning of the third cycle, which is the 23rd round, they are about to face Sarajevo.
This is also the last head-to-head clash between the two teams this season.
The confrontation between the capital's football club and the small town's football club is itself an extension of urban-rural conflicts.
The city team looks down on the hicks from the small town.
And the small town fans also believe that these guys are just a bunch of pretentious bastards!
Under this emotion and conflict, the atmosphere of the game is even more intense.
The Bijeli Brijeg Stadium underwent a simple renovation during the winter break, mainly to expand the capacity of the fans.
Originally, more than 5,000 fans could fill the stadium, but now it can accommodate 10,000 fans.
Nearly 7,000 fans poured into the stadium for this game, which also shows that Mostar Zrinjski's matches are gradually becoming more influential within the town.
"It's so lively!"
Atte Knežević arrived in Mostar last night.
After resting for two days, he came to the small town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina again to carry out his scouting work.
This time, the target of his work is a Croatian child named Šuker.
Judging from Bešić's evaluation, this little guy has very good offensive capabilities in the frontcourt.
Of course, these are all learned through television footage. Many details cannot be captured, and only by being there can you see things clearly.
Atte Knežević's job is to score Šuker and form a scouting report.
He has a simple set of data in his hand.
[Name: Šuker]
[Height: 161 cm]
[Weight: 50 kg]
[Strengths: Good speed and explosiveness, good at organizing and dispatching in the frontcourt offense, and has stable short-passing ability.]
[Weaknesses: Not good at physical confrontation, body is too weak.]
This is a preliminary report based on Bešić's assessment and is not of much reference value.
Everything is based on actual performance.
This game happens to be a strong showdown in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This kind of battle can better stimulate a player's ability and performance.
Atte Knežević believes he chose the right time.
Atte Knežević came to his seat, located on the left side of the stadium, with a good view and a good view of the entire field.
After he sat down, the on-site DJ began to introduce the players for the first half of the game.
Starting with captain Koso Pešić, the cheers came one after another.
When it came to Modrić, the cheers reached a climax.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Luka is so popular!"
Atte Knežević smiled with his chin propped up.
As a genius from Dinamo Zagreb, Modrić enjoys the love of everyone in the club.
If it weren't for the problem with the Mostarčić brothers, he wouldn't have come to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina to play football.
But seeing the reaction of the fans on the scene, Atte Knežević felt relieved.
A genius will shine wherever he is.
With Modrić's talent, he will definitely perform well here.
The cheers of the fans are the most authentic feedback.
But soon, more intense cheers came.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Accompanied by the cheers, Atte Knežević saw Šuker walking out with his hands raised.
His appearance brought the highest climax of cheers to the audience.
"So popular?"
Atte Knežević was surprised.
This cheer was obviously much louder than Modrić's, which also meant that Šuker was more popular.
Šuker walked towards the stadium with his hands raised, constantly waving to the stands, which also caused the cheers on the scene to come one after another.
Šuker is more popular than Modrić, but that doesn't mean Šuker is stronger than Modrić.
It's just that compared to the taciturn Modrić, Šuker's cheerful and approachable personality is more likeable.
A crying child gets milk.
Same principle!
Šuker can mobilize the atmosphere. He is closer to the fans, so naturally he gets more love.
However, Modrić didn't feel much about this. He only cares about winning or losing the game.
When the Mostar Zrinjski players appeared, the Sarajevo players also appeared one after another.
However, they were greeted with boos from the audience, which also created some pressure for them.
Šuker Bašić raised his head. As a talented player in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he is very motivated for this game. He must defeat Mostar Zrinjski and complete the revenge.
In the previous cycle of the game, they lost to Mostar Zrinjski at home, which in itself was a humiliating defeat. He wants to get back at it here and let Šuker taste what it's like to lose at home.
The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Mostar Zrinjski (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Kiš.
Defenders: Haskić, Mašović, Hačić, Kerpić.
Midfielders: Boban, Kamenar, Modrić.
Forwards: Biljar, Koso Pešić, Šuker.
Sarajevo (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Ivančić.
Defenders: Bakrač, Ivan Krič, Bičević, Istević.
Midfielders: Jurinović, Mešanović, Torister.
Forwards: Jakovljević, Šuker Mašić, Tičemančić.
The two sides stood on the field, and a strong smell of gunpowder had already begun to spread.
Whether it is Sarajevo's revenge battle or the battle for the top of the standings, these have made the atmosphere before this game extremely intense.
In the stands, scout Atte Knežević also looked at Šuker and slightly modified some information.
Šuker's height at this time does not seem to be 161 cm. It should be a little higher.
The whole person is not as small as in the video.
". Mostar Zrinjski is still launching attacks on the wing. They are still mainly continuing the offensive route on Šuker's left wing. Šuker is also actively retreating to connect the organization and constantly transporting the ball to the threatening area in the frontcourt."
At the beginning of the game, both sides did not engage in too intense confrontation and were in a relatively tentative stage.
During this period, Šuker did not break through towards the wing, but cooperated more with his teammates.
At the same time, Šuker was also observing the opponent's full-back. The previous opponent, Čorić, did not appear on the field, but was sitting on the bench.
This time, the starting full-back is a relatively young guy named Istević.
Šuker doesn't know much about this person, but since he started for Sarajevo, it is estimated that he has certain abilities.
The game is in a tentative stage.
In the stands, Atte Knežević also entered work mode. He carefully observed Šuker's movements and playing style, constantly looking down and writing.
". The height is relatively short, the agility and flexibility are very good, what needs to be improved is the ability in one-on-one and the desire to break through."
". In terms of speed, the explosiveness is very strong and can be released instantly. Long-distance running is to be determined. He is an explosive player. (The rapid foot frequency allows him to have multiple changes of direction in a short period of time.)"
". The oppressiveness is very strong, the fighting spirit is strong, and he often returns to defense to join the defense. He is also actively moving forward during counterattacks."
". The stability of short passes is very good, and the ability of long passes is not bad."
Just as he wrote this, the pen in Atte Knežević's hand suddenly shook.
The cheers from the audience suddenly became louder.
Atte Knežević exclaimed in shock.
"What is this?"
He saw Šuker actually using the outside of his foot to pass a stunningly curved ball.
The ball stuck close to the ground, passed through the gaps in the crowd, went around the back of the center back, and accurately came to the open space on the other side.
Šuker drew an exaggerated arc on the field.
"Rainbow pass!! Rainbow pass!! Šuker's unique skill!!"
Commentator Basso Daci shouted excitedly.
Since the last time against Tuzla Sloboda, Šuker has not kicked this kind of pass.
Therefore, when the rainbow pass appeared on the field again, the audience burst into boiling.
However, this ball seemed to be passed a little too far, and Biljar failed to catch up, and the ball had already flown out of the sideline.
Biljar remotely gave Šuker a thumbs up on the sideline, saying that it was his problem.
Šuker also waved his hand. He knew very well that he had passed the ball too far.
However, after having this attempt, his heart became more cheerful and his enthusiasm for the game became even higher.
With the appearance of the rainbow pass, the atmosphere on the scene became heated.
Šuker's pass had a great impact on the Sarajevo players.
Even Torister, who had landed in the five major leagues, was holding his head with a look of astonishment.
If this kind of pass is successful, it would be an extremely eye-catching scenery even if it is placed in the five major leagues.
This kind of pass should not appear in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina!
In the stands, Atte Knežević couldn't recover for a long time.
This pass, this pass that crossed the court like a rainbow, constantly impacted Atte Knežević's heart.
He has been a scout for so many years, and this is the first time he has seen this kind of pass.
The most important thing is that the distance is so far and the arc drawn is so large, as if it can turn a corner.
I have to say that the rainbow pass had a great impact on Atte Knežević.
His gaze towards Šuker also became hot.
If!
So if!
If that pass just now hadn't been passed too far, if he practiced it again, it would definitely shock Bešić!